Asperoteuthis nesisi
| Asperoteuthis nesisi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Chiroteuthidae |
| Genus: | Asperoteuthis |
| Species: | A. nesisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Asperoteuthis nesisi Arkhipkin & Laptikhovsky, 2008 | |
Asperoteuthis nesisi is a chiroteuthid squid of the genus Asperoteuthis. It is native to the waters off South Georgia and, more generally, the Southwest Atlantic. Asperoteuthis nesisi has a thin mantle and arms, and peculiar integumental tubercles on its head and mantle. The largest arm suckers possess twelve to fourteen sharp, triangular teeth.
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